Use of medical care by African American and White older persons: Comparative analysis of three national data sets

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1997, Pages

  Miller, Baila ^a   Campbell, Richard T ^a   Furner, Sylvia ^a   Kaufman, Julie E ^a   Li, Min ^a   Muramatsu, Naoko ^a   Prohaska, Thomas ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAUCASIAN; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW;

EID: 0031441057     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/52B.6.S325     Document Type: Review

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